Edith and Teri discuss summer plans and share book recommendations, including Heather Walter’s Malice and Misrule, a duology retelling the Maleficent–Aurora story from Alice/Malice’s first-person perspective with romantic elements and multiple twists. They talk about how strong writing helps readers “become” a character regardless of narration style and how state of mind affects immersion. Edith describes teaching One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus, its shifting viewpoints, and creative student assignments such as a funeral letter from the deceased and a school newspaper article, plus flash fiction work in English as a foreign language. The conversation shifts to publishing advice: revising multiple times, letting manuscripts rest, using tools like Autocrit, and the value of editors. They also cover author visibility and marketing—podcasting, consistency, avoiding overwhelm, marketing the author brand rather than a single book, and starting platforms early in a saturated market.
00:00 Welcome and Summer Plans
00:47 Fantasy Duology Pick
03:49 Becoming the Character
04:51 First vs Third Person
08:52 Teaching a Mystery Novel
10:58 Creative Test Assignments
14:00 Flash Fiction in ESL
16:03 Learning Languages and Dreaming
21:27 Editing Before Publishing
26:29 Editors Make Books Better
31:48 Description vs Story Pace
41:26 Interview for Story Impact
43:32 Visibility Book Origins
44:44 Podcasting For Exposure
47:19 Avoid Marketing Overwhelm
51:25 Market Yourself Not Books
53:39 Start Early Stay Consistent
55:14 Branding With Thumbnails
01:00:23 Podcast Guest Confidence
01:06:21 Finding Readers In Saturation
01:12:45 Reading Like A Writer
01:18:38 Writing Reality And AI
01:21:15 Closing Thoughts Farewell
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